Wattwaiter 1.0

Wattwaiter is a web application that allows users to query the Wattdepot database to determine carbon intensities for a given day. By obtaining this information, consumers are able to make educated decisions about electrical usage. Wattwaiter provides a visual breakdown of the carbon intensities by hour. Colored flags are assigned to each hour to indicate the intensity. The flags are colored green, yellow, and red which correspond to low, moderate, and high carbon intensities respectively. We hope by providing this information to consumers, they are able to adjust their electrical usage and become "smart" consumers.

Using Wicket was difficult for me because I don't have much experience in creating web applications. Luckily, other members in my group were more experienced and able to help me understand how it works when I got stuck. Wicket in Action was a good resource that explained how to accomplish basic tasks using Wicket. Also, I found the Wicket examples to be very useful. They allowed me to view working code that demonstrated how to create different components. I also had to familiarize myself with HTML. Now, I have a basic understanding of HTML and Wicket that I hope will grow as the project progresses. Overall, I felt that the project went well.

I feel that the design of our system was good. We were able to accomplish the goals of the application without making use complicated. It is simple for users to query different dates and interpret the data that is returned. This is an important aspect of the project, so users will not feel it is a hassle to use.

I feel that our group worked well together. We all contributed to the design and implementation of the project. Having several different perspectives helped to improve the design of the system by considering different approaches. Also, our communication was good which helped everyone stay on-track.

Shown below is a screenshot of our software ICU from Hackystat. By observing the metrics, it can be seen that there is room for improvement. The areas that need improvement are churn and testing. We will put more focus on these aspects during the cycle of the project.



Below is a link to our project website where guides on Wattwaiter and a distribution of the system can be found.

Wattwaiter 1.0